HAZEL
It was the pearls.
Those pearls around Fia's neck. I knew those pearls. I had looked at them myself weeks ago. Genuine South Sea pearls with the kind of luster that made your breath catch. Each one perfectly matched. The price tag had been obscene. Even I had hesitated.
My mind raced. Alpha Cian was going to let her get those? It made no sense. But He had to be the one. Who else would spend that kind of money on Fia? On my sister who was supposed to be nothing more than a political prisoner. A warm body to seal an alliance.
The dress she wore made it worse. That pink fabric moved like water. Simple but devastatingly elegant. If she wore that to Alpha Julius Knight's wedding everyone would look at her. Everyone would remember her. She would steal attention that should have been mine.
Fia swallowed. She looked at the woman beside her. "We should leave."
